#BB3A3A#BB3A3A
#BB3A3A is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.139; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.166 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #BB3A3A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(187, 58, 58) |
| HSL | hsl(0, 53%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(0, 69%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 69%, 69%, 26.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.09, 51.54, 29.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.09, 59.51, 29.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.79% 0.1506 0.069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.79% 0.166 24.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7727, 13.8997, 5.4860) |
| Luminance | 0.1390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | red |
Closest named colors
Dull Red
#BB3F3F
ΔE00 1.15
Reddish
#C44240
ΔE00 2.77
Cardinal
#C41E3A
ΔE00 4.42
Dusty Red
#B9484E
ΔE00 4.77
Cherry (survey)
#CF0234
ΔE00 5.03
Lipstick Red
#C0022F
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#BB3A3A #3ABBBB
analogous
#BB3A7A #BB3A3A #BB7A3A
triadic
#BB3A3A #3ABB3A #3A3ABB
tetradic
#BB3A3A #7ABB3A #3ABBBB #7A3ABB
square
#BB3A3A #7ABB3A #3ABBBB #7A3ABB
split-complementary
#BB3A3A #3ABB7A #3A7ABB
monochromatic
#5E1D1D #8C2C2C #BB3A3A #CF6363 #DD9292
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.56
#BB3A3A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.78
#BB3A3A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #BB3A3A
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##BB3A3A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##BB3A3A | 1.00 | 5.56 | 3.78 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5E5739
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7236
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#CD133C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #bb3a3a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(187, 58, 58); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.166 24.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#d77870',
500: '#bb3a3a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #bb3a3a; $custom-light: #d77870; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#bb3a3a",
"rgb": {
"r": 187,
"g": 58,
"b": 58
},
"hsl": {
"h": 0,
"s": 52.653,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53787,
"c": 0.16563,
"h": 24.6
},
"luminance": 0.13896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#BB3A3A
secondary
#88C8C8
accent
#DCDC4C
background
#FEF7F6
surface
#FCEEEC
border
#D5C9C7
text
#160907
muted
#847B7A